What was the question again?
Posted on 01/23/2019 12:34:13 PM PST by 11th_VA
All Farm Service Agency (FSA) service centers will be open beginning Jan. 24 to provide the majority of FSA services needed by farmers and ranchers during this critical time of the year for agricultural operations. Additionally, the limited FSA loan services initially made available at certain FSA county offices beginning Jan. 17 will continue Jan. 22 and 23.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recalled more than 9,700 FSA employees to keep offices open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays beginning Jan. 24. For the first two full weeks under this operating plan (Jan. 28 through Feb. 1 and Feb. 4 through Feb. 8), FSA offices will be open Mondays through Fridays. In subsequent weeks, offices will be open three days a week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
Agricultural producers who have business with the agency should contact their FSA service center to make an appointment. The deadline to apply and complete applications for the Market Facilitation Program has been extended to February 14. Other program deadlines may be modified and will be announced shortly.
FSA can provide most services as they are critical for farmers and ranchers and have mandatory program funds available. The following full-service activities will be available using the authorities prior to enactment of the 2018 farm bill: ...
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Unconstitutional.
Uh, no. They want to be open to police them, bury them in bureaucracy, and instruct their new, just-out-of-college recruits how best to wreck their businesses this spring and summer.
Just in time to ask Hank Kimble, my county agent, about how I should put in my corn.
“The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recalled more than 9,700 FSA employees ...”
My gut feeling is that a third of that many would could do the job required efficiently.
What was the question again?
Funniest guy in a Sitcom ever -
Eventually everything will be reopened even with the “shutdown”.
I'm sure this is true. Of course, just because a department is reopened doesn't make it Constitutional. If only President Trump could hold out and really drain the swamp.
If this nation truly can’t grow food without government bureaucrats the whole American Experiment is over anyway.
I don't know, I ran into some Larry, Darryl and Darryl routines, from Bob Newhart show, on YouTube the other night. I had forgotten how deadpan comedy really works. Then again every character on Green Acres was hilarious.
I would suspect that some Congress-critters who are upset with Dictator Nancy’s insanity are going to him privately...and he’s building friends.
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